Ten Reasons Why You Should Visit South Africa
- You can drink our tap water.
- You can see Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffe, Rhino and Crocodile in the wild.
- South Africa has the longest wine route in the world, the R62 wine route
- The Tugela Falls is the second highest waterfall in the world, where the water tumbles down 850 metres. First place goes to the Angel Falls in Venezuela at 979 metres.
- Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world – and the largest green one. The Grand Canyon in the US is the biggest, and the Fish River Canyon in Namibia the second.
- South Africa has some of the best reefs in the world for scuba diving.
- We have really good weather.
- Pretoria has the second largest number of embassies in the world after Washington, D.C.
- The only street in the world to house two Nobel Peace prize winners is in Soweto. Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu both have houses in Vilakazi Street in Soweto.
- South Africa Houses one of the three largest telescopes in the world at Sutherland in the Karoo.
With the 2010 World Cup Soccer being hosted in South Africa the world will be focused on us. If you do decide to visit South Africa during or after the world cup and you are looking for accommodation, transport, transfers, mobile phones, SIM card or airtime be sure to visit Football Nights.
There is a lot to explore, Table mountain, wine routes, wild coast, Kruger park, Drakensberg and lazy fishing villages to mention but a few.